[SoLi]

this is probably more of a software problem...but it _involves_ the DVD player.

basically my DELL has a DVD ROM. I have been able to play DVDs on it fine for like 2 years. Now, when i put a DVD into the drive it doesn't recognize anything. It just keeps spinning it round. When i go into My Computer and try to explore the DVD ROM i just get the "device is not ready" message, so its not the player software i'm using. Normal CDs work.

Please help me if you think you know what might be wrong.

[iamcenz]

no its prolly not software... its proll more or less the DVD rom is bad... i had that with a cdrw, it reads cd but won write to them... so i got a new one... is it still under warrenty?

[SoLi]

nuts
ah well im getting a new PC in about a month anyway
thanx.

[iamcenz]

no problem.... hope you get one that wont break in 2 years... lol

[Vetritus03]

could be the DVD driver. this is pretty iffy. a reload would have to cure that though. other than that... CD vs. DVD use two different lasers with two seperate focusing lenses. completely possible for one to die and the other to work perfectly fine. try putting the drive in a differnt PC if you don't want to reload.
a new PC sounds peachy too. Dells suck though get a sony.